Project Gutenberg 2019-12-07 Public domain in the USA. 153 Sharp, Dallas Lore 1870 1929 23012909 The Magical Chance The magical chance -- The radium of romance -- The hunt for "copy" -- The duty to dig -- The man and the book -- A January summer -- After the loggers -- Woodchuck Lodge and literature. Produced by Tim Lindell, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Magical Chance" by Dallas Lore Sharp is a philosophical work combining elements of personal reflection and social critique, likely written in the early 20th century. It explores the concept of opportunity and the human spirit's perennial quest for adventure and meaning in a world that often seems mundane and constrained by conventionality. The author reflects on experiences related to life's choices and the Romantics' historical context, touching on themes of youth, skepticism, and the notion of escaping the ordinary. The opening of "The Magical Chance" introduces the narrator, who is contemplating the inner thoughts of his niece and other young people dealing with feelings of disillusionment as they graduate into a world that seems devoid of excitement or possibilities. The narrator reflects on historical figures like Richard Henry Dana and Henry David Thoreau, who seized their "magical chances" for adventure, contrasting their experiences with his perception of the current state of society, which he believes is overly conventional and hesitant to embrace risk. As he muses on the realm of possibilities, he emphasizes the importance of maintaining a sense of wonder and adventure in life, regardless of the changes and challenges that come with modern existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en American essays -- 20th century PS Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Philosophy & Ethics 294950 2025-06-24T08:38:42.520703 text/html 280991 2024-10-17T15:10:30 text/html 249018 2025-06-24T08:38:47.613648 application/epub+zip 246071 2025-06-24T08:38:43.423716 application/epub+zip 193628 2025-06-24T08:38:42.964683 application/epub+zip 324061 2025-06-24T08:38:50.955633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292745 2025-06-24T08:38:47.140645 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 241025 2022-09-27T13:59:40.734988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259467 2025-06-24T08:38:41.883722 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239608 2024-10-17T15:10:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16545 2025-06-24T08:38:51.110618 application/rdf+xml 11539 2025-06-24T08:38:43.063650 image/jpeg 1596 2025-06-24T08:38:43.013699 image/jpeg 260066 2025-06-24T08:38:42.560650 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia